Jonathan Bombulie

Pittsburgh

Assistant Sports Editor at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Assistant sports editor for the Tribune-Review. Former Penguins beat writer. @triblive @tribsports

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Penguins Take 5: Unpredictability of goaltending haunts Kyle Dubas

Jan 20, 2025 | triblive.com | Jonathan Bombulie

When he held his first press conference after being hired by the Penguins on June 1, 2023, Kyle Dubas was asked about his team’s goaltending situation. Tristan Jarry was headed to free agency, so Dubas was going to have to make some moves at the position. “Goaltending is vitally important,” Dubas said, before delivering the money quote.
Take 5: Metropolitan malaise plagues Penguins

Jan 19, 2025 | mahoningmatters.com | Jonathan Bombulie

Hockey fans who believe in omens could have seen this coming before the season was 20 minutes old. In the first period of their season opener Oct. 9, the Penguins gave up a pair of goals to Jacob Trouba, of all people, and went on to lose 6-0 to the New York Rangers. The Trouba trouble foreshadowed Metropolitan Division woes that have followed the Penguins through the first three months of their schedule.
Take 5: Metropolitan malaise plagues Penguins

Jan 19, 2025 | triblive.com | Jonathan Bombulie

Hockey fans who believe in omens could have seen this coming before the season was 20 minutes old. In the first period of their season opener Oct. 9, the Penguins gave up a pair of goals to Jacob Trouba, of all people, and went on to lose 6-0 to the New York Rangers. The Trouba trouble foreshadowed Metropolitan Division woes that have followed the Penguins through the first three months of their schedule.
Penguins Take 5: Alex Nedeljkovic knows who deserves an assist for his goalie goal

Jan 18, 2025 | mahoningmatters.com | Jonathan Bombulie

The goal Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic scored during a 5-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday night, naturally, was unassisted. He picked up a puck dumped in by Sabres forward Peyton Krebs and threw it the length of the ice for the 19th goalie goal in NHL history. But if he could, Nedeljkovic would hand out an assist on the play. To his dad, Butch. "(Puckhandling has) been part of my game as long as I can remember," Nedeljkovic told reporters in Buffalo.
Penguins Take 5: Alex Nedeljkovic knows who deserves an assist for his goalie goal

Jan 18, 2025 | triblive.com | Jonathan Bombulie

The goal Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic scored during a 5-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday night, naturally, was unassisted. He picked up a puck dumped in by Sabres forward Peyton Krebs and threw it the length of the ice for the 19th goalie goal in NHL history. But if he could, Nedeljkovic would hand out an assist on the play. To his dad, Butch. “(Puckhandling has) been part of my game as long as I can remember,” Nedeljkovic told reporters in Buffalo.
Trib HSSN 2024-25 WPIAL Class 2A girls basketball preseason breakdown

Nov 28, 2024 | mahoningmatters.com | Jonathan Bombulie

On both a team and individual basis, the spotlight has been vacated in WPIAL Class 2A girls basketball. Greensburg Central Catholic defeated Serra Catholic in last year's WPIAL finals, but the Centurions moved up to Class 3A thanks to the PIAA's competitive balance formula and the Eagles dropped down to A. Also, Clairton returned to Class A, which means the WPIAL's leading scorer, Iyanna Wade, has also moved out of Class 2A.
Trib HSSN 2024-25 WPIAL Class 2A girls basketball preseason breakdown

Nov 27, 2024 | triblive.com | Jonathan Bombulie

On both a team and individual basis, the spotlight has been vacated in WPIAL Class 2A girls basketball. Greensburg Central Catholic defeated Serra Catholic in last year’s WPIAL finals, but the Centurions moved up to Class 3A thanks to the PIAA’s competitive balance formula and the Eagles dropped down to A. Also, Clairton returned to Class A, which means the WPIAL’s leading scorer, Iyanna Wade, has also moved out of Class 2A.
Trib HSSN 2024-25 WPIAL Class 4A girls basketball preseason breakdown

Nov 26, 2024 | dailyitem.com | Jonathan Bombulie

Nov. 25—Since the PIAA went to six classifications in 2017, North Catholic has dominated Class 4A girls basketball. The Trojanettes have won six of the eight WPIAL championships awarded during that span, and they might have won the other two, but they were playing in Class 3A in 2021 and 2022. To go along with that, they've won 103 consecutive section games, which is why Jan. 16, 2025 is circled on the Class 4A calendar.
Trib HSSN 2024-25 WPIAL Class 4A girls basketball preseason breakdown

Nov 25, 2024 | tribhssn.triblive.com | Jonathan Bombulie

By: Monday, November 25, 2024 | 9:41 PM Since the PIAA went to six classifications in 2017, North Catholic has dominated Class 4A girls basketball. The Trojanettes have won six of the eight WPIAL championships awarded during that span, and they might have won the other two, but they were playing in Class 3A in 2021 and 2022. To go along with that, they’ve won 103 consecutive section games, which is why Jan.
Trib HSSN 2024-25 WPIAL Class 6A girls basketball preseason breakdown

Nov 24, 2024 | centredaily.com | Jonathan Bombulie

Throughout the course of the next four months, contending teams will reach new heights and new stars will emerge. But at the beginning of the WPIAL Class 6A girls basketball season, the story might be more about who's missing. For starters, seven-time WPIAL champion coach Spencer Stefko is no longer at North Allegheny, having stepped down in June to spend time with his new baby.

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Jonathan Bombulie

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8 May 25

Who’d win in a wrestling match, Ditka or the pope?

Jonathan Bombulie

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26 Apr 25

This Shedeur Sanders situation is the most unexpected babyface turn since Nikita Koloff teamed with Dusty in ‘86.

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24 Apr 25

I’m not kicking dirt on WBS by any means, but you don’t get to go on a Calder Cup playoff run because you have a couple of good prospects and the front office wants you to. It requires a strong roster building plan and some breaks. There are other good teams. It’s hard to do.